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Suntex Marinas has acquired The Wharf in Marathon in the Florida Keys and, after a significant investment, will re-launch the property as Ocean View Marina. The new acquisition establishes a significant foothold for Suntex in the Keys following t...

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With hundreds of exhibitors, over 650 craft on display and a purpose-built marina, Southampton International Boat Show now offers visitors even more opportunities to get on the water with a myriad of different types of craft available during the t...

John Deer, an Australian solo sailor who fell off his yacht in the Caribbean Sea, and had to swim 17km to safety, has spoken of his ordeal.

An Edinburgh-based research team says plankton, the tiny organisms that sustain life in the seas, has all but been wiped out. The team’s spent two years collecting water samples from the Atlantic and in a dire warning says this means the At...

Groupe Beneteau and Vision Marine Technologies have launched a partnership to integrate Vision Marine Technologies outboard motors onboard several models across Groupe Beneteau’s brand portfolio.

Ollie Taylor has been appointed as an associate director for Anthesis Group and will be responsible for spearheading the growth of its MarineShift360 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) sustainability tool.

A solar-electric ferry is now being used on the Baltic Sea. The 14.65m emission-free vessel is operating several times a day between the village of Kamp on the German mainland and the island of Usedom (part of the 350-km Berlin – Usedom cyc...

British Marine South West has launched Sail la Manche – an online resource designed to give French sailing visitors information on tourist attractions and facilities in Devon.

EGIS Mobile Electric has launched a new XD Series of battery switches, which the US-based firm says is its most versatile range of switches to date.

Advanced Systems Group EMEA BV, a supplier of integrated systems and products, has announced that ReLion batteries are now available to EMEA-based customers.

Taking part in the ‘loneliest sporting event in the world’, Ian Herbert-Jones has chosen a new Seldén rig and an extensive range of Seldén’s deck hardware to aid his solo, non-stop circumnavigation in the Golden Gl...

Last week the Royal Lymington Yacht Club hosted a special week of sailing for blind and visually impaired (VI) people.

Sunseeker International has announced its line-up at Southampton International Boat Show, due to take place from 16 – 25 September at Mayflower Park.

Ian Herbert-Jones is sailing solo non-stop around the globe without outside assistance onboard his Tradewind 35 Puffin as part of the Golden Globe Race 2022, a race which is being heralded as the longest and loneliest sporting event in the world.&...

North American entries are rushing across the Atlantic Ocean, while others are expected to make landfall this week in France and the UK.

The SailGP league has excluded the Japan SailGP team ‘indefinitely’, after the team failed to make the starting line once this season due to a shortage of vessels.

The Royal Navy is aiming to create one of the world’s greenest fleets, from infrastructure in dockyards, the technology on warships and the operations carried out around the globe. This plan has been kickstarted by the Navy’s first &l...

Netherlands-based marine surveying, consultancy and loss prevention group, Van Ameyde Marine, is expanding into Singapore and extending its range of insurance-related services on offer in the Asia Pacific region.

Organisers of the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) have released a programme of networking and special events, aimed at fostering new connections across the industry.